It’s not all brutal power and shouty aesthetics though. The body itself for example is vintage Ford steel, a nod to the company’s rich heritage. There’s also a Woody Woodpecker moniker bead-rolled into the metal door panels, offering a nod to Ridge Park Speed tradition.
A one-of-a-kind and a labour of Kentucky love then. We didn’t ask if it also comes in black though.
Specifications
Body
- Original Ford steel body features a 6” chopped top and 3” channel over the chassis
- Handmade miniature micrometer cowl ornament
- 1932 Ford grill shell – reproduction by Brookville Roadster Co. shortened 3”
- Fabricated aluminum grill insert (reminiscent of a salt flats style grill insert)
- Studebaker dashboard narrowed and installed
- New floor pans, transmission tunnel, and door panels with custom bead rolling
- Door panels feature the Mr. Horsepower wood pecker bead rolled into them
- Paint by Pony Tail Joe; Louisville, KY
Chassis
- Box tube chassis with tapered front frame horns featuring sleeved lightening holes
- Rear of chassis is curved to match the contour of the body and also has lightening holes in it
- Unique dual-cowl steering set-up
- This steering system uses a Sweet Manufacturing rack and pinion steering unit (typically found on a circle track car) that has been mounted underneath the cowl – hidden from view.
- There is a steering arm running from the cowl to each front spindle
- 1936 Ford front straight axle – dropped and narrowed
- Rear suspension features cantilevered coil-over shocks and a 3 link (2 lower bars and a top wish-bone swing arm)
- 9” Ford rear differential – narrowed and axles re-splined in house
Wheels
- 1936 Chevy Artillery wheels
Engine/Transmission
- 355 cubic inch Chevy Small Block engine
- 13:1 compression
- .580” lift cam by Comp Cams
- 1.7:1 ratio roller rockers by PBM
- Edelbrock Victor Jr intake manifold
- 780 CFM Holley carburetor
- Custom fabricated air cleaner
- Hand fabricated lakes style headers
- Vintage Mr. Gasket clear acrylic valve covers
- Powerglide transmission by Jim Decker Racing Transmissions; Louisville, KY
- Aluminum radiator
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